Re: ADT, FrontPointSecurity, Protect America, Time Warner Cable, etc.?

[Ant <ant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 7/29/2012 1:49 PM PT, Just Looking typed:

> With a name like "Ant" certainly you must have heard of Edward O. Wilson.

Definitely yes! I have never met him before though. :)


> From Smithsonian magazine:
> Ants are a wildly successful sector of natureâ??s bestiary, accounting for
> maybe a quarter of all terrestrial animal matterâ??the same percentage of
> biomass that we humans can claim. Theyâ??re found on every continent save
> Antarctica and in just about every possible setting, and though you may
> dislike ants at a picnic, youâ??d dislike even more a park that was
> scrubbed antiseptically ant-free.
> Read more:
> http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Edward-O-Wilsons-New-Take-on-Human-Nature.html#ixzz222ny0UDM

Yep! Ants rule!


> Although you and E.O. Wilson seem to have a great admiration of all
> things ant, ants don't use electronic security systems.

This one does. My friend teased me that ants don't use computers, but I
do! :P


> It is unlikely that anyone posting here regularly would have occasion to
> compare and contrast two different (and for the most part competing)
> vendors of security services to end users. Those entities are
> competitors, and the people posting here already have a strong notion
> that what they have to offer in the marketplace is superior to what is
> offered by those type of mass market companies.

Yeah, I noticed. :(


> Without knowing the specifics of your unique situation, it would be
> difficult to recommend anything equipment or even vendor wise.
> Limiting your selection to those two particular vendors as you did,
> without discussing your reasons for that selection in the first place,
> makes the task of any meaningful recommendations nearly impossible.

Well, this is for a big one floor house on a small mountain/giant hill,
with several big windows and doors. Wireless isn't stable for the phone
carriers, like Verizon and T-Mobile, etc.


> There are other big brand names of security equipment.
> Honeywell,
> UTC Interlogix (formerly GE security)
> DSC (Tyco)
> DMP
> Bosch
> 2gig
> just to name a few

OK, but what about services and supports? That is what my family cares
about. :(


> Doing a little on line research into what is on offer there and then
> perhaps making a call to the manufacturer to see what dealers in your
> area handle the brand you have interest in would get you a better start
> in selecting a security services contractor.

Would these dealers set up the security alarm systems as well?


> Hi again.
>
> Does anyone have personal opinions on Protect America and Time Warner
> Cable's home security systems compared to the others earlier? This is
> for a big one floor house, with a family, who don't want to build one.
>
> Thank you in advance. :)
>
>
> Ant <ant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hello.
>
>> According to quick Google searches, it seems like FrontPointSecurity is
>> better than ADT. Do you guys agree on this? Has anyone tried both for a
>> house? Is it true that FrontPointSecurity doesn't have 24/7 support like
>> ADT?
>
>> Thank you in advance. :)
>
>> Best regards,
>> Ant (remove ANT if e-mailing)